Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-10-26
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IT is currently reported about the four
courts building, st. Louis, and among
criminal lawyers who were down town that
P. W. Fauntleroy, the attorney for Max
well, had telegraphed an acquaintance that
the supreme court of the United States
had refused to consider his clients case,
and consequently Maxwell would have TO
hang whenever the criminal court at st.
Louis decided he should.
A SPECIAL from Fort Meade says one Of
the severest snow and wind storms ever
known in the Black Hills set in on the 23d
inst, aud continued all night. Eight inches
OF snow fell and the drifts seriously i'm
pede travel.
An attempt was made to evict widow
named Foley at Bally Kerrogue, County
Wexford. Twenty. eight men defended
the house, and the attempt was failure.
Emergency men were smothered with Wit
riol, burning tar, and red hot iron.
ROME, Oct. 22.-The first conference for
the purpose of negotiating a commercial
treaty between Italy and Austro- Hun gary
has been held. Crispi, the italian prime
minister, welcomed the Austro- Hungarian
delegates and expressed hope that close
political union would result from their
labors. Baron Bruck responded to the ad-
dress. He said that upon the part of
Austria he reciprocated the wishes ex-
pressed.
AT the democratic city and county con-
ventions held in Brooklyn, N. Y, these
nominations we're made: For mayor, Al
fred c. Chapin; for sheriff, William A..
Furey; for supervisor at large, John A..
Quintard; for justice of the sessions, John
Mcmahon. The nomination of State
Comptroller Alfred G. Chapin for mayor
has excited more enthusiasm in the demo-
cratic ranks than any political event that
has occurred in Brooklyn for several years.
Irving hall nominated Delaney Nicoll for
district attorney, in opposition to Col.
Fellows, candidate of Tammany and the
county democracy.
ROBERT GARRETT, late president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company,
has left for a trip to Mexico and the west.
He will 60 via Chicago, and will be &C.
companied by Mrs. Garrett and two or
three friends.
A GALE swept over Buffalo on the oath,
the wind attaining a maximum velocity Of
sixty-six miles per hour. One house was
blown down. Shade trees, signs and win
dows suffered terribly. No serious dam
age is reported from the lakes.
LEADING officials of the Fidelity bank
Of Cincinnati have been indicted for viola
ton of the statutes at-large governing the
national banks, and for fraud. Miss Josie
Holmes, private secretary of Vice Presi-
dent Harper, has been arrested and lodged
in Jail.
SARAH KoHNwEILER, the S-year- old
child of Jacob Kohnweiler, of Louisville,
Ky, was dangerously wounded while play
ing in the celler of her fathers house. She
picked up what appeared to be a small
cannon ball and threw it upon the floor.
1t turned out to lie dynamite bomb. The
house was formerly occupied by some
Poles and Hungarians, who, it is thought,
went to Chicago.
PRESIDENT ADAMS says the Union Pa.
cific road will this year make the best
showing in gross and net earnings of any
year since he has been connected with the
company.
The work of building the Burlington
bridge at Nebraska City is being rapidly
forwarded. The contract TO grade the ap.
proaches has already been let.
Mr.. YoLMAN, wealthy resident of
Kansas City, followed his wife to Mon
treal, where she had gone with hand
somer man, found the fugitive, and took
her back home.
A TERRIFIC snow storm has been raging
at Gaylord, Mich, for two days, and the
snow is eight inches deep.